UPDATE: THE WALDORF TIKI ROOM WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED JANUARY 2013. IT WAS RE-OPENED IN MARCH BUT THEIR FATE IS UNCERTAIN. YAHglobal IS LEAVING THIS LISTING UP IN MEMORIUM FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2013.

If you still need a fix for all things tiki in Vancouver be sure to check out the brand new Shameful Tiki Room on Main Street Vancouver. We also welcome you to enjoy our Best Tiki Bars in America list. Will Shameless Tiki Room make this list?

The Waldorf is a historic Hotel and Tiki Bar reimagined as a creative compound where contemporary art, music, food and culture convene under one roof. Special events, unique spaces, great food and hospitality, there’s always something happening at The Waldorf.

*From Waldorf Hotel Tiki Bar Management Website

YAH Says...

The Waldorf Hotel is a well historied accommodation on the downtown border of east side Vancouver. Far enough from the grime of East Hastings to keep from being a dive bar and far enough from Commercial Drive to avoid being lumped in with "that" crowd, the Waldorf Hotel Tiki Bar stands proudly on it's own as one of the most unique bars / lounges in Vancouver.

As a part of a trifecta that includes Nubu Cafe and a basement dwelling lounge that houses live bands and burlesque from time to time, the Tiki Bar found on the left just inside of the entrance glows with a black light blue blur freckled above by a starry night mural. Prerequisite palm trees shade the bar where tropical cocktails are blended and stumpy imported beer bottles are popped open. Bamboo lines the edges fronting a raised level backdrop that watches a dance floor that seemingly stays packed no matter if the DJ is playing KC & the Sunshine Band or David Bowie - both which are certain to be heard on a Saturday night. While the soundtrack at The Waldorf Hotel Tiki Bar may not be tiki the cinematography, set design, craft services, and most of the cast is (front door security does not no the meaning of Aloha unfortunately). All you need is to bring is good spirits and a good time is guaranteed.